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Activists say Iran’s crackdown has killed at least 6,159 people, as the country’s currency plungesJan 27, 2026 4:02 pm - Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,159 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East to lead any American military response to the crisis. Iran's currency, the rial, meanwhile fell to a record low of 1.5 million to $1.
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Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.Jan 27, 2026 3:06 pm - President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States. But a study out Tuesday raises doubts about whether the money will actually materialize and questions how it would be spent if it did.
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Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiereJan 27, 2026 11:56 am - Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership.
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Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, telling Trump he meant what he said at DavosJan 27, 2026 10:22 am - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals.
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Neil Young’s gift to Greenland: Free access to his entire music catalogJan 27, 2026 10:10 am - Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland the gift of song — his songs, that is. The veteran rocker announced Tuesday on his blog that he is providing free access to his entire music catalog to residents of Denmark’s semiautonomous territory.
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Trump’s immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 millionJan 27, 2026 9:57 am - President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Boeing's sales jump nearly 60% in 4Q, bolstered by strong rise in airplane deliveriesJan 27, 2026 8:34 am - Boeing's sales surged nearly 60% in the fourth quarter as the aerospace company digs itself out of a string of crises that tarnished its reputation. It was the strongest ...
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Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability during fallout over nurse's Minneapolis shootingJan 27, 2026 8:18 am - President Donald Trump is headed to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House’s midterm year pivot toward affordability, even as his administration remains mired in the fallout in Minneapolis over a second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers this month.
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2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells CongressJan 27, 2026 7:34 am - The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.
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‘One Battle After Another’ leads the pack in nominations for UK’s BAFTA film awardsJan 27, 2026 6:58 am - Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged action thriller “One Battle After Another” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, securing 14 nominations Tuesday including acting nods for five of its cast.